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Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jan 2017, 09:34
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

Tampa

Was that Christmas, New Year, unusual, fun, different, good, dreadful?
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jan 2017, 11:19
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

Christmas

Nothing posted on here since before Christmas!
Hope everyone had a good time.

Where is the most unusual, fun, different, good, dreadful place you spent a Christmas, New Year or birthday, courtesy...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Nov 2016, 13:42
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

Pt Mugu

Went there from CLake as part of a joint HATS OEU trial. Winter and aircraft had cold soaked overnight. Like climbing into a fridge so short trip to Pt Mugu dressed in jackets etc to be marshalled in...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jul 2016, 14:31
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

Heli flying!

Heli flying! Did a ground tour with the Army in Germany. There was a helicopter unit with Gazelles and Lynx. At the time the gazelle was always manned by a pilot and a crewman but I was able to get...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th May 2016, 18:36
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

Keep our thread going.

There must be a lot of miles left on this thread.
Think about choosing a subject and generating more stories.

Strange loads.
Strange destinations.
Unusual diversions.
Unusual destinations....
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Feb 2016, 11:50
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

AAR Lost basket

Wasn't there a case of a Herc tanker basket coming off and the HDU reeling in the hose at vast speed? Not sure if this actually happened or whether it was taught as a possibility.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Dec 2015, 23:55
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

XV179 Funerals

I had the privilege of flying the flypast for all of the funerals bar one where two funerals clashed. Realised that lots of guys would want to attend on the day and that it would be easier for co-ord...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2015, 14:42
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

321

Now there's a blast from the past. Still make it once in a blue moon. Looks like punch, tastes innocuous then just takes your legs away.

Electric orange - Thule - there a week with a broken...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Dec 2015, 13:47
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

Roger Howe

Greenwood Nova Scotia. Very tall but thin lad asked him how tall he was and he answered 6 foot 12. Lad went away happy then figured it out.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2015, 21:16
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

Facial hair

Cope Thunder, Fairbanks, Alaska. Crew decided to have a moustache growing competition. I was exempt as I already had one. Can't remember the prize - probably a slab. They gradually gained some form...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Dec 2015, 14:24
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

Gyro Nav

A black art as far as I as a driver was concerned. Ac locked to heading bug, bug nowhere near top of HSI. Nav changing grids! Too confusing as a compass was put to mag then compass swung to new grid...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Dec 2015, 14:06
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

Cartoon drawing

Tanker plus F4s. Herc looks like those drawn by Frank Cooper.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Nov 2015, 10:29
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

South Sandwich, South Georgia and Antarctica

South Sandwich then to South Georgia for 9xHP drops and back to Falklands 10:50 day. Very impressive to see South Sandwich islands sticking out of ocean in middle of nowhere and imagining the...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Nov 2015, 08:09
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

Flypast hold off

For a flypast at Lye we went out over Bristol Channel to get some practice before flypast. Held off until time to run in. Called Lye on run in to be told to hold off as zone was closed by NOTAM! The...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2015, 14:18
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

Formation flypasts

I was a Co on 30 and we flew various flypasts with each sqn providing a crew. I think Barrows was generally flown by crews from OCU, HTS, HCS etc.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2015, 11:11
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

Barrows

Often flew with SV on Barrows. I flew Co and concentrated on visual nav and positioning while he concentrated on the handling. A gent to fly with. Buck House flypast, wx dreadful. Singleton snake...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2015, 22:41
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

AAR

Forgot about the joys of AAR. Only went behind VC10 and Victor. Wash behind the Victor could lead to you overcompensating with roll. As mentioned use of small rudder inputs was easier to correct. If...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Nov 2015, 14:23
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

Finstall

Reading he bits on Ghostrider it would seem his rudder inputs led to finstall. The fin is just a wing (quite a big wing) on its side and all aerodynamics apply. Once in finstall IIRC it could be...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Nov 2015, 12:21
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

Overstress

One of the problems we had was losing NVG sorties because of checks required after a supposed overstress during the day sortie, typically Fighter Evasion. The g meter wouldn't show an overstress but...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Nov 2015, 02:55
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

Smudge hydraulic control

Smudje. Only done in Sim. Loss of all hydraulics to flying controls needed the combined and co-ordinated input and strength of both pilots to control the aircraft. I would look for completely calm or...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Nov 2015, 02:45
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

Angle of bank

Tried to make some diagrams but they didn't paste.


To clarify a few bits on angle of bank. I don’t know how to get some scientific / mathematical notations into this post so will make up some...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2015, 12:30
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

2 winged input

Never claimed to be part of a master race but here are some of my memories.


Taxiing - no problems. On ice and snow inboards to LSGI, outboards for left and right or reverse for slow. Could be...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Sep 2015, 11:12
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

Air Experience

Sorry Smudge. No memories of this.
Ref route checks: As a new Co-pilot D Cat, was on a route check through Gander. All change, problems in Bermuda. My checker became my Captain. Gander Bermuda...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Sep 2015, 22:03
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

Question

Hi Smuj, go ahead with the question.


I was around during the kd / blue / growbag era. Changing in the back with the ramp open and -30°C in Calgary and the wind blowing in. MAMS not really...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2015, 09:34
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

O2 35000ft

We used a system rigged on the bunk with a fast jet regulator chest mounted. Had to go to Farnborough to learn how to use it in their decompression chamber. Only problem was that our flow indicator...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Aug 2015, 22:54
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

HAHO project name

Sorry Dragartist. Can't remember name and in Suffolk at the moment. Could probably look it up when back next week.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Aug 2015, 20:36
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

HAHO

Guested for HATS Boscombe on a 35000ft HAHO trial at CLake. Lots of discussions with geeks ref pressure altitude density altitude IAS TAS pre-breathing etc. Best bit was that a spare crew had to be...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Aug 2015, 07:53
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

Master for Honourable Company of Air Pilots

Just seen a copy of August Pilot magazine. 4dy of our brethren invested as the new Master. Photo even shows him smiling!!!
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jul 2015, 12:02
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

Rain Ice

Had a couple of encounters.
Out of St Johns Newfoundland at night - not forecast. Ac stopped climbing and started descending (at climb power!) Windscreens completely iced. Guess wing profile...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jul 2015, 16:42
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

Snow Strips

Hi smujsmith


Only remember using one snow strip. Norway. The strip was raised slightly from the surrounding terrain and completely snow covered so no room for any deviation to the side. No...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jul 2015, 12:00
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

Strip trials weights etc

Hi Coffman
We started each set of trials at the maximum planned allowed weight for the strip length, 2500ft, taking into account temperature, planned headwind component etc, then AUW came down as...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jul 2015, 08:00
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

Strips

Hi Dougie


Concentrates the mind going into a non-marked, non-recce'd strip doesn't it, especially on goggles!!!
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jul 2015, 14:37
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

Strip trials

Hi Coffman,
Initially we wanted to do data collection on a runway in order to prove ODM numbers but were told that that wasn't needed as HATS had done work on it plus they had collected data for...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jul 2015, 12:49
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

A few more at Saunton

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http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss136/r4hc130/10_zps8svdkxxe.jpg
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Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jul 2015, 12:12
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,659
Posted By R4H

Cigs

As a baby co-pilot I was checked back from Norway by Mick B**he. Taxying out he lit up. Didn't know what he was doing or whether he wanted me to say anything. On the runway he just laid it across the...
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